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General information |
Course unit name: International Marketing
Course unit code: 363724
Academic year: 2025-2026
Coordinator: Michele Girotto
Department: Department of Business
Credits: 6
Single program: N
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Estimated learning time |
Total number of hours 150 |
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Face-to-face and/or online activities |
60 |
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- Lecture with practical component |
Face-to-face |
15 |
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- Problem-solving class |
Face-to-face |
45 |
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Supervised project |
30 |
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Independent learning |
60 |
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Recommendations |
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Students should have taken and passed English for Business. |
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Competences / Learning outcomes to be gained during study |
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COMPETÈNCIES |
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Learning objectives |
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Referring to knowledge
Referring to abilities, skills
Referring to attitudes, values and norms
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Teaching blocks |
Block I. General concepts of international trade
Unit 1. Introduction to international marketing and general aspects of international trade
Unit 2. Cultural issues in global environments and new trends in global marketing
Block II. Research and entry into foreign markets
Unit 3. Foreign market research
Unit 4. Segmentation and international positioning
Unit 5. Foreign market entry modes
Block III. International marketing mix
Unit 6. The product at an international level
Unit 7. International pricing
Unit 8. International distribution
Unit 9. Communication in foreign environments
Block IV. Additional aspects of international marketing
Unit 10. Ethics, trends in artificial intelligence (AI), gender issues and corporate responsibility in international marketing
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Teaching methods and general organization |
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The course methodology combines two complementary components: |
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Official assessment of learning outcomes |
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Continuous assessment
Examination-based assessment An examination is held on the official assessment date (worth 100% of the final grade). The examination contains multiple-choice question and questions requiring extended, reasoned responses. |
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Reading and study resources |
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Book
CATEORA, Philip R., et al. Marketing Internacional. McGraw-Hill Interamericana de España S.L.; N.º: 8 edición, 2020.
Catàleg UB
Versió en línia. Anglès (18th ed., 2024)
ORTEGA GIMENEZ, ,Alfonso y ESPINOSA PIEDECAUSA, José Luis. Plan de internacionalización empresarial. Manual práctico. Madrid. Esic, 2015
DANIELS, John D. Negocios internacionales : ambientes y operaciones. 14a. ed. México: Pearson Educación de México, 2013
REDONDO RAMÍREZ, Marlen Isabel. Marketing internacional para principiantes / Marlen Isabel Redondo Ramírez, Carlos Andrés Díaz Restrepo, Jorge Humberto Ramírez Osorio. Bogotá : Ecoe Ediciones, 2020. 9789587719468 (en línia)
ARENAL LAZA, Carmen. Plan e informes de marketing internacional : UF1783. Logroño : Editorial Tutor Formación, 2019.
PEGAN, Giovanna; VIANELLI, Donata; de LUCA, Patrizia. International Marketing Strategy. The Country of Origen Effect on Decision-Making in Practice. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020
AGARWAL, James; WU, Terry (Eds). Emerging Issues in Global Marketing. A Shift Paradigm. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG, 2018
Vera Butkouskaya, Joan Llonch-Andreu & María-del-Carmen Alarcón- del-Amo (2020): Inter-Country Customer-Perspective Analysis of Strategic Antecedents and Consequences for Post-Purchase Behaviour in Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC), Journal of International Consumer Marketing, DOI: 10.1080/08961530.2020.1731901
WEF - The World Economic Forum. [en línia] Publications. [Consulta: 16 de maig de 2025]. Disponible a: https://www.weforum.org/publications/
Databases
CAMARA DE COMERCIO. Base de datos de comercio exterior. [en línia]. [Consulta: 16 maig de 2024]. Disponible a: http://aduanas.camaras.org
Article
Steenkamp, J. B. E. M. (2019). Global Versus Local Consumer Culture: Theory, Measurement, and Future Research Direction.Journal of International Marketing, 27(1), 1-19. doi/pdf/10.1177/1069031X18811289
https://doi.org/10.1177/1069031X18811289
Paul, Justin; Mas, Erick. (2019). Toward a 7-P framework for international marketing. Journal of Strategic Marketing, DOI: 10.1080/0965254X.2019.1569111
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0965254X.2019.1569111
Sinkovics, Rudolf R.; Sinkovics, Noemi. (2020). The Internet and international marketing - from trigger technology to platforms and new markets. International Marketing Review, 37, (3), pp. 437-446. DOI 10.1108/IMR-07-2019-0185
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/imr-07-2019-0185/full/html
Jagdish N. Sheth. (2020). Borderless Media: Rethinking International Marketing, Journal of International Marketing, 28(1), pp.3-12. DOI: 10.1177/1069031X19897044
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1069031X19897044
Pitt, C. (2019). Gender and the CMO: do the differences make a difference?Journal of Strategic Marketing, 4, 301-315, https://doi.org/10.1080/0965254X.2019.1694567
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0965254X.2019.1694567
Katsikeas, C., Leonidou, L. and Zeriti, A. (2020), "Revisiting international marketing strategy in a digital era: Opportunities, challenges, and research directions", International Marketing Review, Vol. 37 No. 3, pp. 405-424. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-02-2019-0080
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/imr-02-2019-0080/full/html
Zahoor, N. and Lew, Y.K. (2023), "Enhancing international marketing capability and export performance of emerging market SMEs in crises: strategic flexibility and digital technologies", International Marketing Review, Vol. 40 No. 5, pp. 1158-1187. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-12-2021-0350
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/imr-12-2021-0350/full/html
Web page
ICEX - Instituto Español del Comercio Exterior. "QUIÉNES SOMOS" [en línia] Madrid [Consulta: 16 de maig de 2025]. Disponible a: https://www.icex.es/es/quienes-somos/quienes-somos.html
https://www.icex.es/es/quienes-somos/quienes-somos.html
Euromonitor International. [en línia] Top 10 Consumer trends. [Consulta: 16 de maig de 2025]. Disponible a:https://www.euromonitor.com/insights/top-consumer-trends
https://www.euromonitor.com/insights/top-consumer-trends
ICEX - Instituto Español del Comercio Exterior. "MUJER E INTERNACIONALIZACIÓN". [en línia] Madrid [Consulta el 16 de maig 2025]. Disponible a: https://www.icex.es/es/quienes-somos/mujer-e-internacionalizacion/inicio
https://www.icex.es/es/quienes-somos/mujer-e-internacionalizacion/inicio
Diario del Exportador. Cómo la IA está transformando la optimización de los procesos aduaneros: presente y futuro [en línia] [Consulta 16 de maig de 2025]. Disponible a: https://www.diariodelexportador.com/2025/01/la-ia-transformacion-procesos-aduaneros.html#google_vignette
https://www.diariodelexportador.com/2025/01/la-ia-transformacion-procesos-aduaneros.html